Bern (15)39 goldgulden Fr-114
This specimen was lot 4090 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 26,000 CHF (about US$36,036 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Goldgulden 1539, Bern. Berner Wappenschild in einem mehrfachen Dreipass. Rv. Nach links blickender Adler. In der Umschrift die letzten beiden Ziffern der Jahreszahl. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Schrötlingsfehler. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 30, Zürich, Mai 2016, Los 3523. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, goldgulden of 1539, Bern mint. Obverse: city arms in a double trilobe; reverse: eagle displayed facing left, two digit date in legend. Extremely rare, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Flan flaw.)"
This rare type is also known from 1537.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.22 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 19, HMZ 2-169g, Fr-114.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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